May 25, 2019 1:48 PM

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DRDO test fires guided bomb from Sukhoi combat jet

<span style="color: #222222;">Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan. <br />'' <br />'' Defence Ministry said in New Delhi that the guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision.<br />'' <br />'' The ministry said, all the mission objectives have been met during the test firing of the bomb, adding it is capable of carrying different warheads.<br />'' <br />'' The test firing of the guided bomb came two days after the Indian Air Force successfully test fired the aerial version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a Sukhoi jet at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. <br />'' <br />''<br />''The 2.5-tonne air-to-surface missile has a range of around 300 km, and it will significantly enhance the IAF's combat capability.</span><br />

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